Dana White: The UFC is Coming to Canada

At last night’s UFC 70 event in Manchester, England, UFC president Dana White confirmed that an upcoming event will take place in Canada.

However, the UFC’s head honcho didn’t give a date or any additional information.

Although confirmation of the event will surely delight Canada’s big and loyal MMA fan base, the announcement was hardly unexpected. In fact, the UFC 69 event that took place earlier this month in Houston was originally slated for Montreal.

In early December 2006, White stated that a main event of then-UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes would headline the first-ever UFC event in Canada. White later stated that St. Pierre would instead face Diego Sanchez, and not long after that, he announced the event had to be dropped all together because of numerous factors.

St. Pierre eventually lost his title to The Ultimate Fighter 4 winner Matt Serra at the Houston event.

However, that upset shouldn’t have a major bearing on the event’s status. Although St. Pierre is no longer a champion, the Canadian would still be a major draw for MMA fans north of the border.

As of now, St. Pierre is rumored to fight next at a UFC 74 event on Aug. 25. MMAjunkie.com recently reported that his opponent could be rising contender Josh Koscheck. As of now, no venue has been announced or rumored, so there’s still the small possibility that the event could take place in Canada. (The UFC 74 event is also expected to feature UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga.)

For the latest rumors, stay tuned to the UFC Event Rumors section here on MMAjunkie.com.

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